Recycling Pay Phones into Terminals

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday January 12, 2003 @06:26AM from the not-a-bad-idea dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Two weeks ago, The Washington Post published a story about the death of the pay phone. It was aptly named "Requiem for the Pay Phone." Basically, it argued that as cell phones use increase, pay phones are retired from the streets. Now, according to Fortune in "Making Pay Phones Pay," Bell Canada is trying to change this situation. "Bell Canada recently started converting public pay phones in Toronto, Montreal, and Kingston into terminals for 'Wi-Fi' Internet connections. Some U.S. phone companies may soon follow suit." Check this column for more details and concerns or visit the Bell Canada's AccessZone page for details on the program and pilot locations."

1 of 138 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Just so we're all clear... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-12 06:42 · Score: 5, Informative

Dupe 1 (orig)
Dupe 2 (orig)
Dupe 3 (orig).

Ok? Check the originals for more comments, I don't think it'll fly unless it's outrageously cheap and can maybe be paid just by walking by with an RFID tag or something else equally effortless. Geesh.